Folk Man: You’ve heard his songs on ‘Dawson’s Creek’; now hear him in Lubbock

Published: Thursday, July 10, 2008

NATALIE JOHNSON

The time he spent carving out his identity, this singer songwriter created a nice following of loyal fans.Born and raised in Canada, David Newbould, whose accent has no trace back to our Northern neighbor, describes his music revolution coming later in life.

“After I decided I wasn’t going to be a guitar hero like I wanted, to be like Neil Young. I realized I needed to start writing songs,” he said.

“Once I found it, I knew this was for me, and now my craft is constantly evolving.”

Newbould said he found his identity and passion for music when he was playing the drums at age 11.

“By the time I turned 15, it was all I cared about,” he said.

Leaving his home country to pursue his dream in America, Newbould found a place, New York City.

He had created a loyal fan following performing as a solo artist as well as with a band, and then he relocated to the Lone Star State’s music capitol, Austin.

When asked how he describes his music, Newbould said it was difficult to answer.

“For many years I have been trying to figure it out, and how to describe my music,” he said. “It is almost asking people to describe themselves. It is difficult. But I like to think of my music being folk, which I describe as writing about people and the world around you.”

When Newbould talks about his writing, he said the first five or six years he put a lot of work into it.

“After applying myself and where I was blocking off three to five hours a day to write, it made it comfortable for me,” he said. “You try so hard to sound like your heros, but eventually you come out with your own sound.”

His own sound has appeared on five network TV shows and DVDs to date, including “Dawson’s Creek,” Paramount’s “Joan of Arcadia,” Fox’s “Party of Five,” CBS “Threshold” and “Lifetime’s “Monarch Cove.”

Newbould said he feels a level of success for his music to be a part of a network show.

“It is not what I was striving for,” he said, modestly. “I am more satisfied to perform a good show and people like it. That is what I do it for.”

Newbould said his steady climb to stardom was by making the best music he can and by reaching as many people.